Conferences

Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji’s Philosophy

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented on the philosophical contribution of Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji’s Philosophy in the National webinar organized on the occasion of Centenary Birth Anniversary of Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji by Renaissance Universal (RU). She propounded that Ānandamurti was a seer of modern India who had the vision of holistic development of human being. Therefore, his…

presented a paper on Govardhan

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented a paper on Govardhan-Assimilation and Acculturation’ in National Conference on ‘Vraj to Braj’ organized by Braj Sanskriti Shodh Sansthan from 6th December 2019 to 8th December 2019. She also chaired a session in the same conference.

Paper on Gokarnamahatmya

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented a paper on ‘Gokarnamahatmya- A Study into Narratives’ in the National conference on Yatras held on 15th November to 17th November 2019 organized by Indic Academy and Bharat Adhyayan Kendra in Benaras Hindu University. video of paper presentation- https://youtu.be/QJhSMprPjnY

Lectures

Lecture in Gyanayajna

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde delivered a lecture on Kathopanishad on 24th January, 2023 in the 34th Gyanayajna organized by K. J. Somaiya Trust and Somaiya Sanskriti Vihar

Lecture at Yuvaspandah on Puranic Mythology

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde engaged lecture on Puranic Mythology- Exploring New Dimensions in Yuvaspanda– an initiative by Public Relations Cell, Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Nagpur on 26th February, 2022. Explaining definitions, classifications, and features of Puran, Dr. Gawde said that the main source of Puranas is the maukhik tradition. Supernatural elements, divine beings, and miracles are…

Publications

Chief Guest for Sanskrit din at Ruia College

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde was invited as a chief guest for Sanskrit Din 2022 at Sanskrit Department of Ramanarain Ruia College. She delivered a lecture on ‘Dimensions of Sanskrit Research’. Meritorious students were felicitated and students presented drama ‘Aranyakam‘.

Contribution to ‘Sanskrit’, People’s Linguistic Survey of India

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde has contributed to the book Sanskrit, People’s Linguistic Survey of India, volume 36 edited by Ganesh N. Devy and Avadhesh K. Singh. She has authored four articles namely ‘Sanskrit: A brief overview’, ‘Origin of the Sanskrit Language’, ‘Sanskrit teaching Institutions in India’ and ‘Sanskrit Teaching Institutions outside India’. These articles are published…

Śiva

Article on ‘Śiva’ authored by Dr. Shakuntala Gawde published in the encyclopedia of Hinduism and Tribal Religions published by Springer. This encyclopedia is edited by Pankaj Jain, Rita Sherma, Madhu Khanna. This encyclopedia is live in the sense that it can be edited anytime by the author but all previous editions are available to reader. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1036-5_268-1 Cite this entry…

Publication in Springer

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde’s five articles are published in Springer’s ‘Encyclopedia of Hinduism and Tribal Religions’ which is edited by Pankaj Jain, Rita Sharma and Madhu Khanna. 1.Vaikuṇṭha. In: Jain P., Sherma R., Khanna M. (eds) Hinduism and Tribal Religions. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer, Dordrecht, 2020 (download) 2. Daśanāmī Order.  In: Jain P., Sherma R., Khanna…